Genu valgum, or knock-knee, is a condition where the knees touch but the ankles do not. It appears most frequently in young children. Depending on the cause, treatment can include medication ...

Genu valgum, known as knock-knees, is a knee misalignment that turns your knees inward. When people with knock-knees stand up with their knees together, there’s a gap of 3 inches or more between ...

Genu valgum in adults is generally nothing to worry about. However, in some cases it is caused by a muscular imbalance. Your hip muscles, ankles, hamstrings, and quadriceps muscles are critical ...

Dr Mahajan explained, “Knock knee, or genu valgum, is a condition where the knees bend inward and touch or 'knock' against each other, even when standing with the ankles apart. This misalignment ...

An increase in this angle results in genu valgum (or knock knees). Genu valgum has been associated with altered biomechanical forces acting on the lateral tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joint.

Knock knees, also known as genu valgum, is a condition where the knees come closer together than normal when one stands straight. This condition is most commonly observed in young children and can ...

Joshua Burns receives funding from NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Centre of Research Excellence #1031893, European Union Collaborative Research Scheme #1055131 ...

Knock knees is a layman’s language for what is called genu valgum in orthopaedics which is an angular deformity in which the leg bends outwards from the midline at the knee making the knees ...

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Background An accentuated Quadriceps (Q) angle, genu valgum, flat feet, femoral anteversion, lumbar hyperlordosis and lower limb dysmetria can be factors favouring the occurrence of injuries.